kissing number

kissing number

n.

In n-dimensional space, the maximum number of hyperspheres of a given radius that can simultaneously touch a given hypersphere of the same radius, allowing only points of tangency with no overlapping regions. The kissing number for circles (two-dimensional hyperspheres) is 6.

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